Curatorial Assistant, Photography and Prints and Drawings| National Gallery of Canada

Curatorial Assistant, Photography and Prints and Drawings
Position Title: Curatorial Assistant, Photography and Prints and Drawings
Competition #: 23-CC-207
Posting Date: November 29, 2023
Closing Date: January 7, 2024
Department: Photographs Collection
Working Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week, overtime as required)
Employment Tenure: Indeterminate
Classification: L/N A Curatorial Assistant
Salary $56,294 - $71,466/Year
Number of Positions: 1
Language Requirements: English BBB/French BBB (reading, writing, oral)
Affiliation: P.I.P.S.C.


Job Summary
In support of the NGC’s strategic pillars to strengthen community connections through transformative art experiences; build a collection and program that inspires human connection; and to empower, support and build a diverse and collaborative team, the Gallery is hiring one position of Curatorial Assistant. The Curatorial Assistant position supports multiple facets of the curatorial division related to acquisitions, programming, scheduling and coordinating, and stakeholder and community engagement.

Under the direction of the Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings and the Senior Curator of Photographs, the Curatorial Assistant assists and supports the departments in all its activities by contributing to and assisting with: the care, development, documentation, study and administration of the collections and research into the specific collection areas by cataloguing, documenting and maintaining works of art already in the collections and new acquisitions; research related to ownership history, exhibition, and publication history which may include direct contact with artists, art dealers, other museum colleagues and private collectors; evaluating primary and secondary sources for use in publications including exhibition catalogues, booklet and/or brochures; the planning and production of exhibitions, installations, publications, digital content, lectures and tours in which the NGC’s collections of Prints and Drawings and Photographs are presented internally and externally; internships, donor relations, and outreach through, for instance, the activities of the Prints and Drawings Study Room which includes the activities of the Friends of the Print Room, and the activities of the Photographs Collectors Group.


Requirements
• Master’s degree in art history or a related field; or equivalent experience within arts/cultural organizations;
• Knowledge of current art museum methodologies and practices.
• Advanced art historical research skills in the area of prints and drawings and photographs;
• Knowledge of printmaking and drawing techniques and materials and photographic techniques and materials;
• Ability to coordinate, control and organize multiple functions and activities;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines and to work well under pressure;
• A collaboratively minded colleague with the ability to work independently and as a team member
• Cross-cultural curatorial experience would be an asset.
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Condition of Employment
• Must meet the bilingual requirement to be invited to the interview process.
• Reliability Status - this factor is not used at the pre-selection stage.


Additional Information
• A variety of assessment tools may be used to assess candidates.
• The Gallery is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environment. Alternative selection tool methods and/or reasonable accommodation are available upon request.
• Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more employment-equity designated groups through the questions in the online application process.

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• Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.
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